Head of TV division, then head of TV & product design advisor · 2015–2016
Molotov TV
Alban Pasquelin was the first head of the TV division at Molotov TV from February 2015 to December 2016, from the startup's early phase through to launch — a service that won Apple App of the Year 2016.
import { React, JavaScriptES6, HTML5video, DRM } from '@/stack'
export function leadTvDivision(startup: MolotovTV): ConnectedTvApps {
Molotov was reinventing television in France. I joined at the beginning and built the TV division: the team, the product backlog, the development method.
const tvDivision = build({ team, productBacklog, method })
I designed and built a DRM-capable HTML5 video player, the precondition for streaming protected channels in a browser. Then the connected-TV apps — Apple TV, LG, Samsung — alongside iPhone, iPad and desktop.
const player = new Html5Player({ drm: ['widevine', 'fairplay'], live: true })
I owned the experience and the interface across every platform. The service won Apple App of the Year 2016.
ship([appleTV, lgWebOS, samsungTizen, iPhone, iPad, desktop])
return {
appleAppOf: 2016, /** Apple App of the Year **/
platformsShipped: 6, /** platforms shipped **/
}
}